Petroleum and Its Formation

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Describe why coal and petroleum are referred to as "fossil fuels."

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Write three differences between Coal and Petroleum.

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Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads.

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What is refining?

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What is the ultimate source of energy in fossil fuel?

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What are fossil fuels? Name any three fossil fuels.

Q. Compare and contrast the fuels coal and petroleum.

Q. Statement 1: Crude oil pumped out of the earth is not pure.
Statement 2: Petroleum is refined to get various useful products.

1. Both statements are incorrect.
2. Only statement 1 is correct.
3. Both statements are correct.
4. Only statement 2 is correct.

Q. __________ is a mixture of carbon compounds found in liquid state.

1. Diamond
2. Petroleum
3. Coal
4. Graphite

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How were coal and petroleum formed?

Q. Why can't the crude oil extracted from the earth's crust be used as petrol?

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Fuels obtained from dead organisms are called ____________ (fossil fuels/organic fuels).

Q. Give differences between Coal and Petroleum On The Basis Of it's Uses And Physical Properties

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What is meant by fossil fuel?

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Fill in the blanks. Fossil fuels are_____.

Q. Crude oil is predominantly made up of .

1. calcium
2. carbon
3. nitrogen

Q. Question 11
Petroleum was formed from organisms:

(a) living on the land
(b) living on the plants
(c) living in the sea
(d) living on the rocks

Q. is the unprocessed oil obtained out of the ground.

1. Crude oil
2. Petrol
3. Diesel
4. Coal oil

Q. Statement 1: Crude oil pumped out of the earth is not pure.
Statement 2: Petroleum is refined to get various useful products.

1. Only statement 1 is correct.
2. Only statement 2 is correct.
3. Both statements are correct.
4. Both statements are incorrect.

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What are fossil fuels? Name any three fossil fuels.

Q. Among all the fossil fuels, is the most abundant.

1. petroleum
2. coal
3. oil
4. natural gas

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How are fossil fuels formed?

Q. Name the petroleum product used as fuel for stoves, lamps and jet aircrafts. [1 mark]

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Give an example of a fossil fuel.

Q. Petroleum is formed from the dead organisms in the .

1. glaciers
2. mountains
3. sea

Q. Which one of the following products is not derived during oil refining?

1. Hydrogen gas
2. Petrol
3. Diesel
4. Kerosene

Q. Coal and petroleum can be categorised as ________ minerals.

1. Renewable
2. Metallic
3. Fuel
4. Precious

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Petroleum was formed from organisms living in the _______.

1. sea
2. soil
3. mountain
4. desert

Q. Some modern petroleum refineries process as much as _______ barrels (127, 000 to 143, 000 cubic meters) per day of crude oil.

1. 800, 000 to 2900, 000
2. 800, 000 to 900, 0000
3. 1800, 000 to 900, 000
4. 800, 000 to 900, 000

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What is a fossil fuel?